used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
abstractverbUS /æbˈstrækt/
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
amorousadjectiveUS /ˈæmərəs/
inclined toward or displaying love
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Donne's immediate influence was on the whole bad.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
without doubt or question
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
conceits
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From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
DonnenounUS /dʌn/
English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
Donne's
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From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Donne laid down no literary theory.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
facilitynounUS /fəˈsɪlɪti/
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
ferventlyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrvəntli/
with passionate fervor
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
followersnounUS /ˈfɑːloʊərz/
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
formulatedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmjəleɪtəd/
devised; developed according to an orderly plan
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
harshnessnounUS /ˈhɑːrʃnəs/
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
of the present time and place
From this reading Donne's immediate influence was on the whole bad.
of great significance or value
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
incapacitynounUS /ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti/
lack of intellectual power
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Donne's immediate influence was on the whole bad.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Donne laid down no literary theory.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading Donne laid down no literary theory.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
Love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
lyricallyadverbUS /ˈlɪrɪkli/
in a lyrical manner
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
musenounUS /mjuːz/
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
mysticismnounUS /ˈmɪstɪsɪzəm/
a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
not any; not one
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Donne's immediate influence was on the whole bad.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
literature in metrical form
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
psychologicaladjectiveUS /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
rationaladjectiveUS /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
realismnounUS /ˈriːəlɪzəm/
the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
relativelyadverbUS /ˈrelətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
express in words
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
sensualitynounUS /ˌsenʃuːˈælətiː/
desire for sensual pleasures
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
Spenserian
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From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading Donne laid down no literary theory.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
transferverbUS /trænˈsfɜːr/
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
unimportantadjectiveUS /ənɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
not important
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
the act of using
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
which person or people
From this reading Love's not so pure and abstract as they use To say, who have _no mistress_ but their muse.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading His followers took from him all that was relatively unimportant--the harshness, itself a protest against Spenserian facility, the conceits, the sensuality tempered by mysticism--but the important and original quality of Donne's work, the psychological realism, they could not, through sheer incapacity, transfer into their own poetry.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading There have been poets who have written more lyrically than Donne, more fervently about certain amorous emotions, but not one who has formulated so rational a philosophy of love as a whole, who has seen all the facts so clearly and judged of them so soundly.
